Teacher:The head nurse's role is one of clinical leadership and continuous responsibility for the over all management of patjent care. To make primary nursing work, the head nurse has to turn all decision-making work for patients to the staff nurses.
老師：護(hù)士長是臨床部門的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)之一，她始終對(duì)病人的護(hù)理負(fù)責(zé)全面管理。為了更好地開展責(zé)任制護(hù)理工作，護(hù)士長必須把對(duì)病人的護(hù)理決定權(quán)交給護(hù)士。
Student:What are the head nurse's duty then?
學(xué)生：那么護(hù)士長的責(zé)任是什么呢？
T:First the head nurse allocates the different patients to different nurses after their admission. On every day shift the head nurse allocates the patients whose primary nurse is off duty to different associate nurses. She has to decide which nurse shall care for which patient. Experience as well as education must be taken into account while considering a nurse's level of expertise in caring for various patients thus to maintain a high standdard of nursing.
老師：首先在病人住院之后，護(hù)士長把他們按不同的情況分配給不同的護(hù)士。每天日班護(hù)士長將不在班責(zé)任護(hù)士的病人分配給副責(zé)任護(hù)士。她必須考慮決定哪個(gè)護(hù)士護(hù)理哪個(gè)病人�？紤]護(hù)士護(hù)理不同病人的專業(yè)水平，時(shí)護(hù)士的資歷和經(jīng)驗(yàn)都應(yīng)重視。這樣才可能保持護(hù)理的高標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。
S:How does a head nurse support the primary nurse?
學(xué)生：護(hù)士長是怎樣支持責(zé)任護(hù)士的？
T:The head nurse is the validator of decisions made by her staff. She is a teacher, a resource person and the quality control supervisor for the whole unit.
老師：護(hù)士長是保證護(hù)士們實(shí)現(xiàn)其護(hù)理計(jì)劃的人。她既是老師，又是提供咨詢的人，還是整個(gè)單位質(zhì)量管理的督導(dǎo)員。 | 
